Also see Municipalities of Cape May County NJ (including old place names)

H I S T O R Y
of CAPE MAY COUNTY, NJ

and HISTORIC PLACES

• History of Cape May County NJ
  • History of Cape May County #1 |
  • Points of History in Cape May County - ALN
  • Blog: Cup O'Jersey South - stories about historical places in South Jersey
    
    
  • History of Cape May County NJ
    SOURCE: SOUTH JERSEY, A History, 1664-1923; Alfred M. Heston, editor-in-chief; Volume I, 1924, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., New York and Chicago.
    • Chapter One, THE GOLDEN CHAIN OF MEMORY - Txt File this site
    • Chapter Two, BEGINNINGS - Txt File this site
    • Chapter Three, THE COUNTY AS A POLITICAL UNIT - Txt File this site
    • Chapter Four, BEGINNINGS OF TOWNSHIPS - Txt File this site
    • Chapter Five, WARS WITH GREAT BRITAIN - Txt File this site
      
      
• History of Municipalities
  • Avalon (borough) History
    • Historical Information, Avalon - American Memory data pages
  • Cape May Point (borough) History
    • History of Cape May Point - American Memory data pages
    • Document: S.- No. 27. Revision. State of New Jersey. An act to define the boundary lines of Salem, Cumberland and Cape May. [1846?] - American Memory
    • Document: Ticket for Balto. & Potomac Rail Road. Fast seaside express for Long Branch, Cape May and Atlantic City! - American Memory
  • Cape May (city) History
    • Drawings of some Cape May buildlings and details - American Memory
    • Historical Description of Cape May City - American Memory
    • Sheet Music About Cape May
      • Cape May diamond polka, by C. F. Rudolph - sheet music from 1847
      • Cape May panorama polka by Wm. Carl, sheet music from 1851
      • On the board-walk at Cape May, by Mark Mason, sheet music from 1871
      • Cape May March - sheet music composed 1870-1885 by M.D. Potter
      • Greetings to Cape May March - sheet music, composed 1879 by Simon Hassler
      • Cape May Polka, sheet music by D. Muller, in 1882
      • Cape May Schottische, by Jules Zahonyi, sheet music, composed in 1885
  • Dennis Township History
    • The Buried Forests of New Jersey, Manufacturer and builder / Volume 23, Issue 12, December 1891 (Cornell University Online)
  • Lower Township History
    • Diamond Beach
    • Erma
    • North Cape May
    • Villas
  • Middle Township
    • Cape May Court House Historical Description - American Memory
  • Rio Grande
  • Whitesboro-Burleigh
  • Swainton Historical Description - American Memory
  • North Wildwood (city) History
  • Ocean City History
    • Historical Information about Ocean City NJ - American Memory data pages
  • Sea Isle City History
    • Historical Information about Sea Isle City - American Memory data pages
  • Stone Harbor History
    • Historical Information about Stone Harbor - American Memory data pages
  • Upper Township History
    • Marmora
    • Historical Information: Town of Strathmere, County Road 619, South of Corson's Inlet - American Memory
    • Historical Information: Town of Beesley's Point, South edge of Great Egg Harbor Bay, West of Garden State Parkway
  • West Cape May (borough) History & Profile
  • West Wildwood (borough)
  • Wildwood Crest (borough) History
  • Wildwood (city) History
    • Historical Information on Wildwood - American Memory data pages
  • Woodbine (borough) History
    
    
• Buildings on Historic Home List
• Historic Sites to Visit
  • Dennisville: Joseph Falkenburg House, the oldest and one of only three pre-1860 brick houses in Cape May County
    
    
• Jersey Cape's Historic Trail
• National Register of Historic Places: New Jersey
  
• Cape May County Historical Societies, History Museums & Libraries